Salt!

The Spice of Life

Mike Sherov

Principal Sodium Chloride Deconstructor

Overview

  • There Are No Experts

  • Table Salt - The Enemy

  • Salt Properties

    • Uses

    • Base Source

    • Mineral Content

    • Geometry

    • Infusions

There Are No Experts

Table Salt - The Enemy

  • LOOK AT IT, IT'S CUBES OF SALT
  • Halite rock salt deposits
  • Bleached
  • Processed to remove elements
  • Iodine aftertaste
  • Most sodium by volume
  • Likely bullied you in high school

Uses

Cooking -
Bulk Sea Salt

Finishing -
Flake Sea Salt

Base Sources

Sea Water -
Fleur De Sel

Sea Water -
Sel Gris

Halite -
Pink Himalayan

Mineral Content

Kala Namak -
Sulfur

Himalayan Pink -

"84" minerals

Hawaiian Black -
"Lava"

  • Taste
  • Appearance
  • Texture

Geometry

Table Salt -
tiny cubes of garbage

  • Taste Duration
  • Texture

Cypriot -
big pyramids

Fleur De Sel -
fluffy clouds

Infusions

Bacon Salt

  • Taste
  • Texture

Smoked Salt

Truffle Salt

  • Basically, cheating

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